Five decades ago artificial insemination (AI) introduced higher genetic potential to Canadian dairy herds. Now 97% of dairy cows are serviced artificially. How long before PETA protests that 97% of ...

The stakes could scarcely be higher. Scientists make key breakthrough in effort to protect food supply: 'We can better ...

From designing proteins not found in nature to extending healthy lifespan, Retro Biosciences is applying AI models to advance cellular reprogramming for aging research. The company operates across ...

Over the past two decades, synthetic biology has fueled advancements across a broad range of disciplines, including agriculture, bioremediation, biofuel production, and chemical manufacturing. Today, ...

In experiments, researchers showed that the disease-spreading insects couldn’t resist the sweet smell of a fungus that infected and killed them.

Green calls this approach of fine-tuning specific cells' activity "genetic surgery." Rather than using a "blunter ... In ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

AI-powered vector design and preclinical validation mark the first step in a multi-phase program aimed at accelerating the ...

In a separate 2024 study, researchers also made mice temporarily transparent. The study, published in Science, showed that ...

Sorghum bicolor is a deep-rooted, heat- and drought-tolerant crop that thrives on marginal lands and is increasingly valued ...

and G—that make up the genetic code. The prevailing belief was that by decoding these sequences, we could unlock how cells and organisms fundamentally work. Now, research from Northwestern Engineering ...

As we enter entrepreneurship month this November, we’re celebrating the professors and alumni who are fueling job creation ...